Spartan Armoured Hoplites 5th to 3rd Century BCE

The image of a Spartan warrior is one of the most recognisable in Classical Greek warfare. This set captures the armoured hoplites of Sparta and Laconia during a period spanning from the end of the Persian Wars in the 5th century BCE through the conflicts of the 4th century, including the struggle for supremacy between Sparta, Athens and Thebes.